After been sentenced to jail for 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud Senator, (Dr.) Orji Uzor Kalu, MON has made his first entrance to the Southeast two months after his release from prison.
The Senator who arrived at the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri at exactly 1:32 pm with some retinue via a private jet, was accompanied out of the airport by some friends and associates. Thousands of supporters were also seen at the airport to welcome the Abia North Senator home.
Dr. Kalu was received by representatives of the Imo State government, Abia state bipartisan party leaders, members of the Abia State House of Assembly, leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths, leadership of different social-cultural groups among others.
The Abia North Senator was tried alongside his company, Slok Nigeria Limited, and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during Mr Kalu’s tenure as governor.
In an amended 39 counts charge, they were accused by the EFCC of conspiring and diverting over N7 billion from the coffers of the state.
However, Justice Mohammed Liman of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on June 2nd 2020, ordered the immediate release of Orji Kalu.
Also, Celebrating the return of the Chief whip was the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia , They described Kalu’s entry “as beginning of the journey towards reclaiming the state” from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement by The APC public secretary in Abia, Comrade Benedict Godson, the APC said, “In our part of the world, we so much believe in destiny. It’s so real that when it starts manifesting, we can’t help but say it’s God’s doing.
“It’s written in the sky and it’s obvious in the minds of men that Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu is a man destined to do great things.
“The Bible, our holy book in Numbers 23:8 also made it clear that any man whom God has blessed, no man can curse such a man.
“So today, after the much failed efforts made to curse q man whom God has already blessed, that man is coming in to take his rightful place as our leader.
“He’s the APC leader in the South East of Nigeria, he’s Abia State political leader no matter the party you belong and he’s the man whom everybody give the respect as Abia Original leader.
“Many people not just those in APC have been calling upon him to come and take what rightfully belongs to him and they’ll not be disappointed because he’s coming.
“For us in APC, today is the beginning of us reclaiming a state that we sincerely know we can do better and make better for our people.
“The triumphant entry of Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu today into Abia is a mark of a new beginning because the breeze of change will take over from today in Abia.
“We welcome him and we urge him to take his rightful place as we all will always follow where he leads.”
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